Maps & Roadways

Resources

• Adopt-a-Highway
  Kentucky has participated in the International Adopt-A-Highway Program since 1988. Learn more about it.
• Construction
• Construction, Division of
  The purpose of this page is to facilitate communication between industry, state agencies, organizations and individuals by providing online data relating to construction in the Commonwealth.
• Current Highway Projects
  Find current construction projects before you start your trip.
• GIS and Maps
• Active Coal Mines (KMMI)
  This web site was developed by a collaboration of Commonwealth and Federal agencies to provide online access to maps showing locations of coal mines in Kentucky.
• Hunting and Fishing Sites
  This online map provides information about hunting and fishing access sites in Kentucky. Gives details and directions for each site.
• Hydrology of Kentucky
  This online map, developed in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey, contains numerous themes relating to Kentucky's hydrology, including NHD stream drainages, karst-related features, gauging stations, wells and springs, dams, soils and geology. A query tool for calculating the drainage area of a stream is provided.
• Kentucky Basemap
  Kentucky's Base Map in an ArcIMS image service. This single service exhibits nearly two decades of collective GIS efforts in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Many agencies have pooled talent and resources to create and distribute these critical base GIS layers.
• Kentucky Geological Survey Coal Borehole Data
  This site provides information about coal exploration drill holes on file at the KGS. Descriptive information about the wells is provided, along with detailed down-hole descriptions, coal seam summaries, and graphic strip logs. Users can download data in a delimited file.
• Kentucky Geological Survey Coal Information Map
  This map shows locations of coal boreholes and coal thickness measurements from the KGS database. The identity tool gives summary information about the locations and provides links to the reports generated by the online database service.
• Kentucky Geological Survey Coal Quality Data
  This site provides information about coal quality data on file at KGS, including proximate, ultimate, physical properties and trace element analyses. Users can download data in a delimited file.
• Kentucky Geological Survey Coal Thickness Data
  This site provides information about coal thickness measurements on file at KGS. These data are generally surface observations at outcrops, high walls, and road cuts, but may include some data from drill holes and underground mines. Users can download data in a delimited file.
• Kentucky Geological Survey Core and Sample Holdings Map Viewer
  This site provides descriptive information about core and sample holdings at the Kentucky Geological Survey core facility.
• Kentucky Geological Survey Oil & Gas Well Data
  This site provides listings of oil and gas wells and associated information. Users can download well header information, and view documents, including geophysical logs, for each well.
• Kentucky Geological Survey Oil & Gas Wells Map
  This map show the locations of oil and gas wells in the KGS online database. Links are provided to the online documents and samples database using the identity tool.
• Kentucky Geological Survey Publications
  Database of Kentucky Geological Survey maps and publications. Online reports include summary and ordering information for publications. Many publications can be viewed online or downloaded for no charge. Many non-KGS geologic publications that pertain to Kentucky are included.
• Kentucky Incorporated Cities (WRIS)
  Use this page to gain quick access to the Kentucky Incorporated Cities Mapping Portal
• Kentucky Mine Mapping Information System
  This web site was developed by a collaboration of Commonwealth and Federal agencies to provide online access to maps showing locations of coal mines in Kentucky.
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Active Six Year Plan Projects
  This map shows active highway projects in Kentucky. The identify tool provides summary information about the projects and a contact email address for more information.
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet HIS Interactive Planning Map
  This site provides a variety of infrastructure layers, primarily related to transportation. Route logs for roads can be accessed with the identy tool. A link to the Land Use Planning service is provided.
• Kentucky's Hunting & Fishing Sites
  Interactive Hunting & Fishing Sites locator tool.
• KY GAP Public Lands
  This GAP data layer was created for use with the Kentucky Gap Analysis Project in compliance with the National GAP efforts. The GAP GIS coverage/layer represents four categories of land management information. The layer provides a management status level, owner, and manager code for all lands throughout the state. This data layer was used during overlay anlaysis with the land cover and vertebrate models to assess the likelihood of future threats to biotic community elements.
• KY Proposed Water Infrastructure Projects
  This image service and the associated HTML Viewer application allow for access to information regarding proposed water infrastructure improvements in the Commonwealth.
• Land-Use Planning
  This map service provides information about geologic rock units and soils for general planning and development. The geology is derived from Kentucky's 7.5-minute geologic maps, and soil information from the NRCS SURGO data. Expected ground conditions for each material is given in tables accessed with the identy tool. Links to related reports are given. Many counties have incomplete data, because data are still in preparation.
• Lexington-Fayette County Basemap
• Office of Geographic Information - Geospatial Data
  This site is a "one-stop-shop" for geographic data resources related to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
• PVA Webster County, Kentucky
  This ArcIMS Image service and the associated HTML viewer provide access to the Webster County PVA parcel dataset and other thematic layers for Webster County Kentucky.
• Surface Mining Viewer
  Shows locations of existing and proposed surface mine permits and mine shafts. Some attribute information provided by identity function.
• Surface Mining Water Monitoring Data
• Wastewater Mapping Portal
• Water Management Planning
  This map shows features related to public water supply systems, including wells, springs, dams, USGS guaging stations, surface water sources, water service areas and proposed water supply projects.
• Water Resource Information System
  The datasets accessible from this page are base layers utilized by the WRIS, the Area Development Districts, as well as other State and Local Agencies.
• Water Well and Springs Data
  This site provides information about water wells drilled in Kentucky that are on file at KGS. Well locations and basic descriptive information are given, as well as detailed lithology and casing reports. Users can download data in a delimited file.
• Water Wells and Springs Map
  Shows locations of wells and springs in KGS online well database. Provides links to the lithology and casing reports, as well as county ground water atlas publications.
• Watershed Viewer
  This map service shows the hydrologic basin boundaries for the state of Kentucky. Hyperlink tool provides access to watershed management reports.
• Scenic By-Ways
  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet currently has over 475.3 miles of roadways designated as Scenic Byways.
• Travel and Traffic Information
  View road conditions and travel information by region in Kentucky.